Analyzing+a+Writing+Prompt

 ** Analyzing a Prompt **

 To effectively respond to a prompt, you must first understand it. Try using the ** STRAP ** questions to analyze a prompt: ** S **** ubject: ** What topic should I write about? ** T **** ype: ** What form of writing should I create? ** R **** ole: ** What position should I assume as the writer? ** A **** udience: ** Who is the intended reader? ** P **** urpose: ** What is the goal of my writing?

** Different Types of Writing Test Prompts Ask for Different Information: ** ** Narrative prompts ** ask you to write in story form, often about a personal experience. An **expository prompt** asks you to write an explanation. A **persuasive prompt** asks you to state an opinion and defend it. A **response to literature prompt** asks you to write about a specific aspect of a story, poem, novel, or nonfiction selection.

From: [|http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_testprep.html#Anchor-Analyzing-47857]